The enforcement directorate has locked assets worth over Rs 1.77 crore belonging to journalist Rana Ayyub, the Hindu reported. The action comes after an FIR was registered last year by the Indirapuram Police Station in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the journalist acquired money from the public in the name of charity.
The ED had initiated an investigation against Ayyub in September when the FIR was registered. Both the ED and the income tax department have since been investigating the transactions in question, Hindustan Times reported. On Thursday, the ED locked the assets.
